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Cancellation of Export Sales to China
By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
Helping Reduce Methane Emissions by Solving a Sticky Problem for U.S. Produce Exporters
By USDA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Missouri
By USDA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Missouri for more than $1.2 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.
Cancellation of Export Sales to China
By USDA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
Helping Reduce Methane Emissions by Solving a Sticky Problem for U.S. Produce Exporters
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
We see them every time we purchase fresh fruits and vegetables: price look up (PLU) labels.
European Union: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
EU27 sugar production forecast for market year (MY) 2023/24 is projected at 15.3 million metric tons (MMT), resulting from reduced beet acreage in France and increased plantings in other member states.
Peru: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
Sugar cane production in MY 2024 (January-December 2023) is forecast at 9.9 MMT, increasing nearly three percent from the MY 2023 estimate.
Mexico: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
Mexico’s sugar production is forecast at 6.25 million metric tons raw value (MMT-RV) in marketing year 2023/24 (October-September), an increase of nearly 3 percent compared to MY 2022/23 based on lower fertilizer costs and a return to average weather conditions.
Egypt: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
The industrial demand for sugar beets continues to rise, as it provides a higher price, thus incentivizing many farmers to plant more beets.
Egypt: Egypt Halal Certification Uncertainties Remain for Dairy Products
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
The government of Egypt has yet to publish or notify an official statement regarding the application of halal certification on dairy past the April 1 deadline.
Egypt: Cotton and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
Like many countries in the world, Egypt has been greatly affected by the Russian war on Ukraine, which has caused strain on the Egyptian economy.
Egypt: Oilseeds and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
Egyptian traders and crushers continue to demand sustainability and quality of supply, both of which are key features of U.S.-origin soybean.
Ukraine: Despite Significant Ag Production Ukraine Ag Industry Struggled in 2022
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
By early April 2023, many Ukrainian official agencies and private companies published their end-of-the-year results.
Mexico: Oilseeds and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
FAS/Mexico expects slower growth in the vegetable oil and oil meal sectors in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 compared to recent years, given potential declines in consumer purchasing power, a forecast slowdown in Mexico’s economy, and persistent inflation.
China: Decree 248 Product List Update - April 2023
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) recently updated the list of products subject to Decree 248 and has not notified these changes to trade partners.
China: Cotton Subsidy Policy Updated
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
On April 14, 2023, the National Development Reform Commission (NDRC) published Announcement No. 369 on Implementation Measures for Improving the Target Price Policy for Cotton.
China: Plant Variety Protection Office Clarifies Sexual Propagation Material Submission Requirements
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
On April 10, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) Plant Variety Protection Office published a notice “Further Clarifying the Submission Requirements for Sexual Propagation Materials,” related to plant variety rights.
Weekly Export Sales
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
This weekly report is a summary of U.S. export sales activity for barley, beef, cattle hides and skins, cattle wet blues, corn, cotton (by type), cottonseed, cottonseed cake and meal, cottonseed oil, flaxseed, grain sorghum, linseed oil, oats, pork, rice, rye, soybeans, soybean cake and meal, soybean oil, sunflower seed oil, wheat (by class), and wheat products.
China: Draft Implementation Opinions for Crop Seed Certification
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
On April 12, 2023, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) jointly published a draft “Implementation Opinions of SAMR and MARA on Carrying Out Crop Seed Certification" for comment.
Ecuador: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
Ecuador's sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 is forecast to remain at 530,000 MT, the same as the previous year's estimate, despite a significant increase in planted area of sugar cane.